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Marikina reports slowest COVID-19 spread in Metro Manila
Marikina reports slowest COVID-19 spread in Metro Manila
ABS-CBN News
Published May 11, 2020 03:14 PM PHT
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Updated May 11, 2020 03:46 PM PHT
A priest blesses a quarantine facility for COVID-19 patients in Marikina, May 4, 2020. Jire Carreon, ABS-CBN News/File
MANILA - Marikina City reported Monday the slowest transmission rate of the novel coronavirus in Metro Manila.
It takes about 8.32 days for COVID-19 cases to double in the city, said Marikina Mayor Marcelino Teodoro, citing data from the health department.
The cities with the closest transmission rates include San Juan with 7.69 days; Malabon, 7.39; Pasig, 7.25; Las Piñas, 7.16; Caloocan, 7.04; and Pasay, 7, he said.
Teodoro attributed Marikina's transmission rate to aggressive contact tracing using a link map of those who came in close contact with persons infected with the pathogen.
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The city will continue containing the respiratory disease with physical distancing, face masks, and tighter border control and checkpoints, especially in areas near Quezon City, which had the most COVID-19 cases in the country, he said.
Marikina's molecular laboratory will also continue screening for the novel coronavirus, he said.
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